The Messiah
Il Messia
Release: 1975-10-24
·Runtime: 140m
·★ 6.5
History
Drama
Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Orizzonte 2000
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Denise Bataille
as La sorella di Erode
Mita Ungaro
as Virgin Mary
Toni Ucci
as Herodes Antipas
Tina Aumont
as Adulteress
Joshua Sinclair
as Roman guard
Fausto Di Bella
as Saul
Jean Martin
as Pontius Pilate
John Karlsen
as Caiaphas
Renato Montalbano
as Matthew
Pier Maria Rossi
as Jesus
Antonella Fasano
as Maria Magdalena
Anita Bartolucci
as Samaritan
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Samuel
Vittorio Caprioli
as Herod the Great
Flora Carabella
as Herodias
Renato Scarpa
as Herod's brother
